| VIENNA IN MOURNING Funeral of the late Austrian Chancellor Eugelbert Dollfuss brutally assassinated by the Nazis. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5524 |
| Catalog #: | 51009 | |
| Clip Number: | 51009-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 34/62 | |
| Timecode: | 01:21:03 - 01:22:31 | |
| Location: | Vienna, Austria. | |
| Year Shot: | 1934 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FUNERALS: State LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Austria, Vienna MILITARY: Army | |
| Description: | "VIENNA IN MOURNING - Scenes of pathos & dread when funeral cortege of late Chancellor passes through troop-lined streets." Vienna, Austria. High angle shot of the beginning of the funeral procession for Austrian Prime Minister Engelbert Dollfuss, who had been killed on July 25. The clergy can be seen moving into position in the lower right. Phalanx of troops stand in formation. Closer shot from the ground level of troops and the assembled crowd. Shot of the procession itself, being led by a dignitary on a horse and carrying a flag, presumably that of Austria, with a black strip of cloth across it diagonally. Shot of honor guard, then dignitaries bearing what appear to be the various insignia of state. They are followed by the gun carriage carrying the casket. Behind it, a soldier and a civilian escort a woman in black, presumably the new widow. High angle shot of the procession in progress. Shot of troops lining the procession route, then a shot of troops in the parade. Shot of the cathedral in Vienna. Shot of the pallbearers carrying the casket into the cathedral. Shot of a line of flags along the cathedral. | |
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